Christmas Greetings to all on the Cornish List!!! Folks, We've thoroughly enjoyed your Christmas Party, even though We've not joined in (shame on me, but 'real life' intruded)! and even though you decided to hold it in the confines of Bodmin Jail... snoring warders being the least of the problems!!!!!!!!!! We've loved the List, and all of you around the world since around 1997, and the Cornish List Christmas Party was a big topic of conversation around the roaring fire in the massive granite fireplace of our tumbledown stone house here in the 'Ancient Capital of Cornwall' as we celebrated our own family Christmas. This is a fireplace that has heard many tales, and seen many scenes over the past many hundreds of years. This was a a scene shared by our own daughters and grand-daughter born here in this special place. We were all conscious that the air was rich with the past. The elaborately carved beams overhead are from the 15th century, the carved stones in the walls are from much earlier, and for those who can sense the past better than I can, the air is full of the hubbub of conversation from past generations who have shared this space. And so, from Cornwall, Anna and I and our family would like to wish you all a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year... Nadelik Lowen ha Blydhen Nowydh Da! John and Anna C. in Launceston, Cornwall. This message and any attachments are confidential and may be legally privileged or otherwise protected from disclosure. If you are not the recipient please email the sender and delete this message and any attachments from your system. If you are not the intended recipient you must not copy this message and attachments, or disclose the contents to any other person. Although we have taken steps to ensure that this message and any attachments are virus free, We can take no responsibility if a virus is actually present. We advise you to carry out your own virus check. > Date: Tue, 25 Dec 2012 11:26:56 +0000 > From: olifant@optushome.com.au > To: cornish@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [CORNISH] Party 2012 - fare thee well > > well there they go ... with all their fancy fripperies and strange > creatures :) > and here am I all alone ... except for snoring warders > so I tip toe to a corner, and burrow under a pile of potato sacks > and hope come morning, what with scrumpy hangovers and sore feet, the > warders will not go far a-hunting > and that the Guv'nor will have forgotten the (accidental to be sure) > kick in the pantaloons and not be awanting me head on a pike !! > > and so it was, that come the middle of Christmas day, I was able to > slide through the gates of Bodmin Gaol, and tramp across that sober > moor, and head for Blisland (aptly named) where my fore-fathers and kith > and kin are all gathered ... > > and I shall regale them all that night, with strange and wonderous tales > of Wyrms, and a strange device called a BBQ, and a (blushing) dance > called the can-can and another called the conga, and of strange > contraptions ... the strangest being, a lead & wooden balloon, coloured > blue, with a flashing light on top that made the most strange and eerie > noises as it vapourised ... > > still no one believed me, and come Boxing Day I shall doubtless be in > the village stocks, being boxed, for telling fabulous fibs and tall tales :D > > Happy New Year ever one ... until Christmas 2013 ! > > On 25/12/2012 07:28, janet@few4.orangehome.co.uk wrote: > > Mistress Agnes and Mrs P are bowing out now - going back to their world > > where Christmas is banned - please don't tell the authorities they've been > > celebrating. Wassail one and all. > > Mistress A > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Julia Mosman > > Sent: Tuesday, December 25, 2012 4:37 AM > > To: cornish@rootsweb.com > > Subject: Re: [CORNISH] Party 2012 - Conga Line - 1, 2, 3 kick ! > > > > > > -Here I was, dancing the Conga, just like Fred insisted, with the hip thrust > > and click, rather than one, two, three KICK - and bingo, found out that I > > too was losing pinned-in false curls, destroying my coiffure. (Mr. Fred does > > it once a month, you know, whether tis needed or not, and since it was > > Christmastide, he put extra grease in as well.) Well, that edifice came > > rapidly apart, especially when I snapped my head back. One side was rather > > elegant, with all my hair pinned up, and t'other, flying, tumbling locks, > > and curls extending past my shoulders! Very haphazard! > > . > > Then I realized, it was the bewitching hour, and time to depart! > > . > > Not quite like Cinderella - not a'tall. We took our leave of all our > > friends, both old and new, and wished everyone the Merriest of Christmases, > > and all the Joy in the New Year their hearts could hold. Then the girls and > > I - along with the indomitable Shadow - climbed into an aptly named > > dog-cart, and the trusty pony conveyed us straight into the Boulders, I > > believe, out on the Bodmin Moor. T'was rather dank and chilly, as fog had > > formed in the low-lying areas, so sounds were muffled, and seemed to come > > from every direction; from somewhere, two owls boomed out their mating calls > > to one another, while a fox stepped silently and smartly across our path, > > then stopped and turned right toward us with a rather smug look on his face. > > He paused a full moment, then turned back and trotted off at a brisk pace, > > disappearing softly into the fog. > > > > When we reached the proper area, we decamped from the cart, and strode over > > to the absolute center of the stones, then waited. Sure enough, the "special > > balloon" (aka Tardis) suddenly appeared. The doors opened, we stepped in, > > and zippety-do-dah, we were home! Just in time to smell those ginger cookies > > baking, and complete wrapping presents. Oh dear! Just noticed the Truffles I > > started making before going on our adventure aren't finished! Does anyone > > know how to temper chocolate for those wonderful, hard, shiny outer shells? > > HELP NEEDED HERE!! Bet my father-in-law enjoys his present - a jar of > > scrumpy!!! My sister will receive the combs I wore in my hair, now that Mr. > > Fred's work has been undone, and for my husband, some real, antique leg > > irons, for his collection. > > > > You folks certainly do know how to throw a party!!! Till next year, > > m'dears. > > > > > > Julianna and the Girls, plus Shadow, a wonderful black cat > > > > > > > >> Date: Tue, 25 Dec 2012 00:17:53 +0000 > >> From: olifant@optushome.com.au > >> To: cornish@rootsweb.com > >> Subject: Re: [CORNISH] Party 2012 - Conga Line - 1, 2, 3 kick ! > >> > >> Always happy to help damsels in distress :-) > >> a peck on the cheek is reward enough ! > >> > >> Now to do the Conga ... 1, 2, 3 kick (sorry wyrm, tatties were lovely) > >> > >> 1, 2, 3 kick (sorry Messers Astaire) > >> > >> With all these boa constrictors floating through the air you'd think we > >> were in the Congo :-) > >> > >> 1, 2, 3 kick (sorry Guv'nor) > >> > >> 1, 2, 3 kick (I think I remember Gregory Peck from previous parties !) > >> > >> 1, 2, 3 kick (which version of the Hallelujah Chorus would that be ... > >> from this era, or some distant future / alternate universe ?) > >> > >> 1, 2. 3 kicking exuberantly (why has everyone else left the dance floor ?) > >> > >> perhaps I could do the Can-Can if I hitch up my potato sack so it is > >> likened to a Scottish kirtel ? > >> > >> yeeeeeee-haw !! > >> > >> On 24/12/2012 18:06, hlmw wrote: > >>> Part of my red feather boa is missing .. hmm. Being full of Scrumpy and > >>> Afro-dizzy-act I have decided to change my attire for something more > >>> suitable for the dance - a ballerina skirt in layers of gold netting > >>> covered > >>> with golden LED lights that light up whether there is sun or not. I will > >>> glow for miles. The top is barely there, a couple of more LEDs and that > >>> is > >>> that. I will change my jewel-studded Cowgirl Hat for a Sapphire-covered > >>> Tiara that will flash as I twist and turn on the dance floor with each > >>> man > >>> as he flits by, but first I must do the Can Can ( my speciality) to > >>> liven up > >>> the ballroom. People on the spaceship will think I am a lighthouse... > >>> aha, > >>> here we go... grab the skirts, fling them from side to side, leg up > >>> above my > >>> head and twirl.... to much applause. Now for the splits - down we go, > >>> oooooooooooh, I can't get up. Thanks Ed, I am glad you are here to help. > >>> Now > >>> I am covered in burned potato skins with a few red feathers ... ah, > >>> well... > >>> who expected Gregory Peck? > >>> Following my dazzling performance on the dance floor I have been asked > >>> to > >>> sing the Hallelujah Chorus all by myself. How delightful, it is > >>> thrilling > >>> that people remember my past performances. JohnO would never let me > >>> sing, > >>> only hum softly. > >>> The parrots, in their little Fred Astaire attire are gathering the > >>> animals, (Yes, even the Wyrm) all wearing their feather boas, out on the > >>> dance floor for the Conga Line... there they go ... Ay, Ay, Conga... > >>> 1 and 2 and 3 kick, 1 and 2 and 3 kick - Ay, Ay, Conga! I think we ought > >>> to > >>> join them... > >>> > >>> ------------------------------- > >>> Subscribe to digest by sending an email to > >>> CORNISH-D-request@rootsweb.com with the word SUBSCRIBE in the subject > >>> line and body text. 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John, your story of your cottage and the stories that must have been told around it over the centuries, really touched me, what a special place to live, I dohope your children will keep the cottage up for generations to come thankyou for that and all good wishes for health and joy in the new year Edith -----Original Message----- From: John Coles Sent: Wednesday, December 26, 2012 9:13 AM To: cornish@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [CORNISH] Party 2012 - fare thee well Christmas Greetings to all on the Cornish List!!! Folks, We've thoroughly enjoyed your Christmas Party, even though We've not joined in (shame on me, but 'real life' intruded)! and even though you decided to hold it in the confines of Bodmin Jail... snoring warders being the least of the problems!!!!!!!!!! We've loved the List, and all of you around the world since around 1997, and the Cornish List Christmas Party was a big topic of conversation around the roaring fire in the massive granite fireplace of our tumbledown stone house here in the 'Ancient Capital of Cornwall' as we celebrated our own family Christmas. This is a fireplace that has heard many tales, and seen many scenes over the past many hundreds of years. This was a a scene shared by our own daughters and grand-daughter born here in this special place. We were all conscious that the air was rich with the past. The elaborately carved beams overhead are from the 15th century, the carved stones in the walls are from much earlier, and for those who can sense the past better than I can, the air is full of the hubbub of conversation from past generations who have shared this space. And so, from Cornwall, Anna and I and our family would like to wish you all a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year... Nadelik Lowen ha Blydhen Nowydh Da! John and Anna C. in Launceston, Cornwall. This message and any attachments are confidential and may be legally privileged or otherwise protected from disclosure. If you are not the recipient please email the sender and delete this message and any attachments from your system. If you are not the intended recipient you must not copy this message and attachments, or disclose the contents to any other person. Although we have taken steps to ensure that this message and any attachments are virus free, We can take no responsibility if a virus is actually present. We advise you to carry out your own virus check. > Date: Tue, 25 Dec 2012 11:26:56 +0000 > From: olifant@optushome.com.au > To: cornish@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [CORNISH] Party 2012 - fare thee well > > well there they go ... with all their fancy fripperies and strange > creatures :) > and here am I all alone ... except for snoring warders > so I tip toe to a corner, and burrow under a pile of potato sacks > and hope come morning, what with scrumpy hangovers and sore feet, the > warders will not go far a-hunting > and that the Guv'nor will have forgotten the (accidental to be sure) > kick in the pantaloons and not be awanting me head on a pike !! > > and so it was, that come the middle of Christmas day, I was able to > slide through the gates of Bodmin Gaol, and tramp across that sober > moor, and head for Blisland (aptly named) where my fore-fathers and kith > and kin are all gathered ... > > and I shall regale them all that night, with strange and wonderous tales > of Wyrms, and a strange device called a BBQ, and a (blushing) dance > called the can-can and another called the conga, and of strange > contraptions ... the strangest being, a lead & wooden balloon, coloured > blue, with a flashing light on top that made the most strange and eerie > noises as it vapourised ... > > still no one believed me, and come Boxing Day I shall doubtless be in > the village stocks, being boxed, for telling fabulous fibs and tall tales > :D > > Happy New Year ever one ... until Christmas 2013 ! > > On 25/12/2012 07:28, janet@few4.orangehome.co.uk wrote: > > Mistress Agnes and Mrs P are bowing out now - going back to their world > > where Christmas is banned - please don't tell the authorities they've > > been > > celebrating. Wassail one and all. > > Mistress A > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Julia Mosman > > Sent: Tuesday, December 25, 2012 4:37 AM > > To: cornish@rootsweb.com > > Subject: Re: [CORNISH] Party 2012 - Conga Line - 1, 2, 3 kick ! > > > > > > -Here I was, dancing the Conga, just like Fred insisted, with the hip > > thrust > > and click, rather than one, two, three KICK - and bingo, found out that > > I > > too was losing pinned-in false curls, destroying my coiffure. (Mr. Fred > > does > > it once a month, you know, whether tis needed or not, and since it was > > Christmastide, he put extra grease in as well.) Well, that edifice came > > rapidly apart, especially when I snapped my head back. One side was > > rather > > elegant, with all my hair pinned up, and t'other, flying, tumbling > > locks, > > and curls extending past my shoulders! Very haphazard! > > . > > Then I realized, it was the bewitching hour, and time to depart! > > . > > Not quite like Cinderella - not a'tall. We took our leave of all our > > friends, both old and new, and wished everyone the Merriest of > > Christmases, > > and all the Joy in the New Year their hearts could hold. Then the girls > > and > > I - along with the indomitable Shadow - climbed into an aptly named > > dog-cart, and the trusty pony conveyed us straight into the Boulders, I > > believe, out on the Bodmin Moor. T'was rather dank and chilly, as fog > > had > > formed in the low-lying areas, so sounds were muffled, and seemed to > > come > > from every direction; from somewhere, two owls boomed out their mating > > calls > > to one another, while a fox stepped silently and smartly across our > > path, > > then stopped and turned right toward us with a rather smug look on his > > face. > > He paused a full moment, then turned back and trotted off at a brisk > > pace, > > disappearing softly into the fog. > > > > When we reached the proper area, we decamped from the cart, and strode > > over > > to the absolute center of the stones, then waited. Sure enough, the > > "special > > balloon" (aka Tardis) suddenly appeared. The doors opened, we stepped > > in, > > and zippety-do-dah, we were home! Just in time to smell those ginger > > cookies > > baking, and complete wrapping presents. Oh dear! Just noticed the > > Truffles I > > started making before going on our adventure aren't finished! Does > > anyone > > know how to temper chocolate for those wonderful, hard, shiny outer > > shells? > > HELP NEEDED HERE!! Bet my father-in-law enjoys his present - a jar of > > scrumpy!!! My sister will receive the combs I wore in my hair, now that > > Mr. > > Fred's work has been undone, and for my husband, some real, antique leg > > irons, for his collection. > > > > You folks certainly do know how to throw a party!!! Till next year, > > m'dears. > > > > > > Julianna and the Girls, plus Shadow, a wonderful black cat > > > > > > > >> Date: Tue, 25 Dec 2012 00:17:53 +0000 > >> From: olifant@optushome.com.au > >> To: cornish@rootsweb.com > >> Subject: Re: [CORNISH] Party 2012 - Conga Line - 1, 2, 3 kick ! > >> > >> Always happy to help damsels in distress :-) > >> a peck on the cheek is reward enough ! > >> > >> Now to do the Conga ... 1, 2, 3 kick (sorry wyrm, tatties were lovely) > >> > >> 1, 2, 3 kick (sorry Messers Astaire) > >> > >> With all these boa constrictors floating through the air you'd think we > >> were in the Congo :-) > >> > >> 1, 2, 3 kick (sorry Guv'nor) > >> > >> 1, 2, 3 kick (I think I remember Gregory Peck from previous parties !) > >> > >> 1, 2, 3 kick (which version of the Hallelujah Chorus would that be ... > >> from this era, or some distant future / alternate universe ?) > >> > >> 1, 2. 3 kicking exuberantly (why has everyone else left the dance floor > >> ?) > >> > >> perhaps I could do the Can-Can if I hitch up my potato sack so it is > >> likened to a Scottish kirtel ? > >> > >> yeeeeeee-haw !! > >> > >> On 24/12/2012 18:06, hlmw wrote: > >>> Part of my red feather boa is missing .. hmm. Being full of Scrumpy > >>> and > >>> Afro-dizzy-act I have decided to change my attire for something more > >>> suitable for the dance - a ballerina skirt in layers of gold netting > >>> covered > >>> with golden LED lights that light up whether there is sun or not. I > >>> will > >>> glow for miles. The top is barely there, a couple of more LEDs and > >>> that > >>> is > >>> that. I will change my jewel-studded Cowgirl Hat for a > >>> Sapphire-covered > >>> Tiara that will flash as I twist and turn on the dance floor with each > >>> man > >>> as he flits by, but first I must do the Can Can ( my speciality) to > >>> liven up > >>> the ballroom. People on the spaceship will think I am a lighthouse... > >>> aha, > >>> here we go... grab the skirts, fling them from side to side, leg up > >>> above my > >>> head and twirl.... to much applause. Now for the splits - down we go, > >>> oooooooooooh, I can't get up. Thanks Ed, I am glad you are here to > >>> help. > >>> Now > >>> I am covered in burned potato skins with a few red feathers ... ah, > >>> well... > >>> who expected Gregory Peck? > >>> Following my dazzling performance on the dance floor I have been asked > >>> to > >>> sing the Hallelujah Chorus all by myself. How delightful, it is > >>> thrilling > >>> that people remember my past performances. JohnO would never let me > >>> sing, > >>> only hum softly. > >>> The parrots, in their little Fred Astaire attire are gathering the > >>> animals, (Yes, even the Wyrm) all wearing their feather boas, out on > >>> the > >>> dance floor for the Conga Line... there they go ... Ay, Ay, Conga... > >>> 1 and 2 and 3 kick, 1 and 2 and 3 kick - Ay, Ay, Conga! 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